Public infrastructure
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Public infrastructure is a general term often qualified specifically as:
Public infrastructure is the term that describes infrastructure that is owned by the public and/or is for public use. It is generally distinguishable from private or generic infrastructure in terms of policy, financing, purpose, etc.
- Aviation infrastructureAir traffic controlAir traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
- air traffic control technology in aviation - Critical infrastructureCritical infrastructureCritical infrastructure is a term used by governments to describe assets that are essential for the functioning of a society and economy. Most commonly associated with the term are facilities for:*electricity generation, transmission and distribution;...
- assets required to sustain human life - Energy infrastructureEnergy developmentEnergy development is the effort to provide sufficient primary energy sources and secondary energy forms for supply, cost, impact on air pollution and water pollution, mitigation of climate change with renewable energy....
- transmission and storage of fossil fuels and renewable sources - Hazardous wasteHazardous wasteA hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. According to the U.S. environmental laws hazardous wastes fall into two major categories: characteristic wastes and listed wastes.Characteristic hazardous wastes are materials that are known...
- characteristics, disposal, handling of hazardous waste - Information and communication infrastructure - systems of information storage and distribution
- Public capital - government-owned assets
- Public worksPublic worksPublic works are a broad category of projects, financed and constructed by the government, for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community...
- municipal infrastructure, maintenance functions and agencies - Rail transport - trackage, signals, electrification of rails
- Solid wasteMunicipal solid wasteMunicipal solid waste , commonly known as trash or garbage , refuse or rubbish is a waste type consisting of everyday items we consume and discard. It predominantly includes food wastes, yard wastes, containers and product packaging, and other miscellaneous inorganic wastes from residential,...
- generation, collection, management of trash/garbage - Sustainable urban infrastructureSustainable urban infrastructureSustainable urban infrastructure is a term used to describe infrastructure that facilitates a place or regions progress towards the goal of sustainable living...
- technology, architecture, policy for sustainable living - Transport - vehicles, road, rail, cable and financing of transport
- Water infrastructureWater supply networkA water supply system or water supply network is a system of engineered hydrologic and hydraulic components which provide water supply. A water supply system typically includes:# A drainage basin ;...
- the distribution and maintenance of water supply - Wastewater infrastructureWastewaterWastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It comprises liquid waste discharged by domestic residences, commercial properties, industry, and/or agriculture and can encompass a wide range of potential contaminants and concentrations...
- disposal and treatment of wastewater
Public infrastructure is the term that describes infrastructure that is owned by the public and/or is for public use. It is generally distinguishable from private or generic infrastructure in terms of policy, financing, purpose, etc.